Some love stories start with a spark, others with a swipe but ours began long before we even realized it.

If you go digging through the archives (or, more accurately, our old photo albums, which you can see one down below), you’ll find proof that we crossed paths as kids. Back then, our best friends, Brian and Caroline, were the ones keeping us connected. But as life would have it, years passed, and we went our separate ways, completely unaware of what the future had in store.

Fast forward 11 years. Caroline mentioned to Michael that Brianne would be attending Santa Barbara City College, where he was already a student. In a thoughtful gesture, Michael reached out to offer a tour, an offer Brianne gracefully declined. Life went on, and after graduation, both of us found ourselves back in our hometown of Palos Verdes.

In the summer of 2019, everything changed. We finally ran back into each other at a bar, and the next day, Michael invited Brianne and her friend Alyssa over to swim with him and his friend Kole. They came over that day… and the next… and from then on, we just kept choosing each other.

What started as chance encounters and missed connections turned into something undeniable. Now, after years of laughter, love, and a few ignored text messages, we can't wait to spend forever together.